Garment press



Feb. 17, 1931.

M. M. TITTERINGTON 92,519

GARMENT PRES S Original Filed July 2, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l INYENTOR f1arm's/1. 7727fer/nq2on ATTORNEYS Feb. 17, 1931. M. M. TITTERINGTON1,792,519

' GARMENT PRESS Original Filed y 2, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb.17, 1931 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE MORRIS M. TITTERINGTON, OFBROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE AS- SIGNMENTS, TO THE PROSPERITYCOMPANY, INC., OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, A

CORPORATION OF NEW YORK GARMENT PRESS Application filed July 2, 1924,Serial No. 723,739. Renewed .raliuar 7, 1930.

This invention relates to garment pressing machines and particularly toimprovement in power presses for imposing high pressure on the work.

An object of the invention is to produce improvements in power pressingmachines whereby wide laterally opening jaws are provided withoutresulting angular spreading movement thereby avoiding separation of thepressing members which is undesirable because it permits the operator toaccidentally injure his fingers in the jaws; and for the purpose'ofillustrating my invention, I have chosen V-shaped pressing jawsordinarily used for ironing cuff and neck bands of shirts, but it isunderstood how the principal of my invention together with its structuremay be as well applied to pressing ma chines having flat large surfacewide opening pressing members.

The accompanying drawings illustrate one embodiment of my inventionserving to illustrate the plan and construction thereof; and the samemay be varied in certain particulars without departing from theprinciple of the invention.

Figure 1 illustrates a side view of the cuff and neck band pressingmachine in closed position, but it is shown in open position by thedotted lines; and Figure 2 shows a front View thereof. Both viewsillustrate the press jaws moved into aligned pressing position prior toapplicatidn of pressure.

Figure 3 shows another front view of the pressing machine, but in thiscase some parts thereof are shown in section to better illustratedetails of the machine.

Figure 4 shows a sectional View taken along the line 44, and Figure 5view taken along the line 55 of Figure 3.

Describing first the novel construction of' the frame of my pressingmachine, there is illustrated a frame primarily consisting of a centralweb or standard which may be described as having a Y-shaped top andbottom. Thus a frame web or standard 8 is provided on the upper endthereof with wings 9 which reach outwardly from and overhang the web 8;and the two wings 9 form a base upon which the pressing buck or lowerpress jaw is stationarily mounted. The lower end of the web 8 flares outat 10 to each side thereof and turns downwardly providing parallel legs11 spaced apart and in between wh1ch may be mounted a casing 15 housinga power producing motor later described. The frame is hollowed out bycoring its central web 8 as well as coring out the lower portionsthereof to provide the legs 11 and upper connecting web 12 as well aslower intermediate connecting web 13 which serve to make the framerigid.

The frame is an improvement in point of structure by reason of itssingle piece central web standard 8 reaching upwardly and carrying bucksupport wings 9. The frame sides 10 are hollowed or cored out whichuncover and completely exposes the top side of the motor housing 15thereby facilitating the assembly of piping used to convey steam to thepressing members and the motor. The frame is designed to contain theleast possible material thereby affordinga pressing machine of lightweight and inexpensive construction; and furthermore, the frame isconstructed in one single piece. Back sup ports or stop arms 14 may beintegrally cast or'bolted to the frame for the purpose of supporting thehead in rearwardly leaning position when the press is open. Thecylindrical casing 15 between the legs serves to brace the legs and maybe cast integrally with the frame, though it is shown as beingseparately bolted to the frame.

A fixed lower pressing member or jaw 16 is supported on the wingbrackets 9; and an upper movable pressing jaw or head 17 1s superimposedabove the buck 16 and adapted to coact therewith and produce highcompression on the work supported by the buck. The press jaws hereindisclosed are specially designed and shaped for ironing shirt cuffs andneck bands and are therefore preferably made V-shaped in construction,but this shape pressing jaw is not an important feature of the inventionfor the invention in fact relates to new and improved press opening andclosing mechanism and especially operating means for power presses. Flatand substantially large area pressing jaws may as well be employed butin the resent instance I have shown cuff and neck and pressing membersbecause the mechanism herein described is well adapted to this class ofironing machines. The buck 16 if flat may just as readily be anchored tothe top end of the single central vertical frame standard 8; and thesame applies with reference to mounting a fiat head to the headsupporting means hereinafter described.

' The pressing members are heated byany suitable well-known means suchas by steam or electricity and in the present case I have illustratedthe buck 16 as being made hollow with a steam space or heating chamber18 therein. A steam pipe 19 conveys steam from a point of supply such asa boiler to the upper ridge or apex of the V-shaped buck for heating thesame, and the water of condensation flows downwardly and discharges orreturns through pipes 20, 21 and 22 to the boiler. In

' other words, the steam pipe 19 constitutes the steam feed pipe whilethe pipe 22 is the return pipe leading to a boiler thereby placing thebuck 16 in circuit with the'steam supply thus maintaining a hightemperature therein. It is understood that the head may be similarlyheated by steam without describing it further.

This pressing machine does not operate with angularly spreading jaws asusual with pressing machines by raising the head above the buck, but onthe other hand possesses a mode of operation peculiar to the operatingmechanism herein disclosed, the result of which is to relatively slipthe head and buck laterally apart, and the line of movement takes placeparallel to the pressing plane which is so arranged that the head andbuck part by relatively rectilinear movement; and in the presentinstance the head travels rearwardly leaving the stationary buck exposedwith wide visibility rendering the work accessible. The improved closingand power pressing operating mechanism includes closing means such as apedal together with motor means for imposing pressure on the work afterthe pressing jaws have reached aligned superimposed pressing position;and an automatic control is provided for instantly turning on the motormeans when the head closes thereby rendering it unnecessary to manual-1y start the motor in operation.

A pair of upright spaced parallel head support members or pull linkssuch as steel rods or shafts 24 are disposed vertically and anchored atthe upper end thereof to each end of the head 17. The .upper ends ofthese swing and pull rods 24 are preferably attached at the center ofthe head which is to say they connect with the head at the longitudinalaxis thereof, and this construction and arrangement of parts in effectconstitutes an inverted pendulum carried by the upright 24. he lower endof the head support rods 24 are pivotally mounted on a floating orswinging fulcrum shaft 25 which is capable of slight up and down motionto draw downwardly onv the rods 24 and to produce compression betweenthe jaws, and it isnoted that the center of gravity of the swinging headis directly over the fulcrum shaft 25' which delicately balances theswingable head renderin it very easy to operate the press by pedal orliand to move the head over the buck.

The horizontal floating fulcrum shaft or pivotal means 25 is guided andsupported in and by a pair of normally horizontal swing links or guidemeans or members 26 the front ends of which journal or pivotally connectwith the shaft 25 while the rear ends thereof are pivotally mounted .onthe frame legs 11 as at 27. The pins or bolts 27 permit the front end ofthe swing links or radius rods 26 to move up and down thereby guidingthe fulcrum shaft 25 through a similar movement which raises and lowersthe head thru a very short distance, say a fraction of an inch onlybeing required, to produce and release compression. The lower ends ofthe head supports or upright links 24 are shown as anchored to a hub 28each of which may be integral with the end of a pedal yoke 29, and

a foot piece 30 is carried by the pedal yoke. The pedal 30 and hubs 28pivot upon the fulcrum shaft 25, and thus the operator may I.

depress the pedal 30 to move the head 17 forwardly from dotted lineposition in Figure 1 to aligned pressing-position. Since the head 17 ismounted directly above the fulcrum shaft 25, the said head is rathersensitively poised and moves forwardly with ease over the buck. An arm31 is cast integrally with the pedal yoke 29 and hub 28 and projectsdownwardly, a spring 32 being fixed on the lower end thereof and theother end of the spring is anchored to the frame at 33. The springcontinuously urges the head 17 rearwardly; and as will be laterdescribed this spring automatically opens the press to expose the workimmediately the high pres- I sure motor means has functioned to removethe compression.

The casing 15 forming part of the frame, braces the legs 11 in spacedrelation and contains an expansion sylphon diaphragm 35, the upper endof which is anchored to the casing and held stationary therewith Whilethe lower end of the diaphragm is expansibly movable up and down underthe influence of fluid pressure admitted to the diaphragm through a pipe36 connecting therewith and adapted to feed steam to the diaphragm froma boiler. The pipe 86 preferably connects with the buck heating returnpipe 21 thereby drawing steam from the buck to operate the diaphragmwhich hastens the circulation of fresh. hot live steam thru the buck tomaintain high temperature thereof.

In operating this press, the diaphragm uses a relatively small amount ofsteam but requires just enough to insure circulation of live steamthrough the buck thereby keeping it hotter than would otherwise exist ifthe buck were not in circuit with the steam supply line. The lower endof the diaphragm is equipped with a connecting rod 37 which pivotallyconnects with the fulcrum shaft 25, and the expanding power of thediaphragm is therefore transmitted directly to the shaft 25 to exert adownward thrust or pull on the head support rods 24. The casing 15 isclosed on the bottom end thereof with a cap 38 carrying an adjustablescrew threaded spring seat 39, and a compression spring is confinedbetween the spring seat 39 and lower movable diaphragm end. The spring40 is designed to push upwardly on the diaphragm to return it fromexpanded pressing position to normally contracted nonpressing positionto raise the head when the steam is exhausted from the diaphragm. Theforce of the spring 40 exerts an upward lift on the connecting rod 37and shaft 25 to lift the head 17 slightly off the buck and work. Byscrewing the spring seat 39 up or down, the compression of the spring 40is regulated to a point where the weight of the head 17 is carried uponthe spring. The spring is sufiiciently stifi' and nonyieldable as tohold the fulcrum shaft 25 in steady position as the operator depressesthe pedal 30 so as to permit the head and buck to slip into overlappingpressing position. However, the spring 40 is quickly overcome by theexpanding force of the diaphragm 35 when steam is admitted thereinto.

A throttle valve 41 is included in the steam pipe 36 and a throttlecontrol rod or stem 42 opens and closes the valve at the proper time.The valve stem has a crank handle 43 which reaches upwardly and isdisposed in alignment with one of the swinging head rods 24, and by thetime the head 17 reaches closed position, the rod 24 engages thethrottle handle 43 to open the throttle valve 41 thereby admitting steamto the diaphragm 35, which instantly applies pressure by jamming thejaws together; and this operation automatically ensues when the operatordepresses the pedal 30 to throw the head 17 forwardly over the buck 16.At the end of the press ing operation, the steam is exhausted from thediaphragm which permits the spring 32 to throw the head 17 back inposition of rest against the stop 14, and which at the same time permitsa spring 44 to instantly close the valve 41 thereby closing off the flowof steam to the diaphragm.

Operator controlled exhausting means is provided in the way of anexhaust valve 46 included in the steam pipe line 36; and a valve rod 47carries an arm 48 to which is attached a pull rod 49 connected with apedal 50 pivoted on the aforesaid pin 33. A spring 51 may be employed tohold the valve arm 48 in closed position, but when the operatordepresses the throw-off pedal 50, the valve arm 48 is swung upwardlythereby permitting the steam under pressure to exhaust from thediaphragm 35 out through the exhaust valve 46 which action permits thejaws separating means, the spring 40, to move the jaws apart; and thenthe spring 32 automatically throws the head back off the buck. Theexhaust valve 46 closes the steam pipe 21 when the pedal 50 isdepressed.

In general use, the press normally stands open and the Work is placedupon the buck. The operator depresses the pedal 30 which swings the headand buck into overlapping pressing alignment. Should the operatorsfingers be in the way, the head 17 will thrust his fingers away, orsince the machine is closed, the operator stops depressing the pedal 30until the work is suitably arranged and his fingers are removed. Notuntil the head has reached final closed overlapping position with thebuck, as shown in Figure 1, is the steam turned into the diaphragmbecause the throttle control 43 is so arranged that it is engaged andmoved a short distance to turn on the steam into the diaphragm just asthe rod 24 comes to rest, and by this time the head has embraced thework and holds it in position so that the operator need not any longerhave his hands on the buck to hold the work.

The throttle and exhaust valve is merely shown as an example for thepurpose of clearness in illustrating my invention, but it will .beunderstood that one piece standard throttle and exhaust valve may beused; and furthermore the throttle valve, while shown as opened andclosed by the rod 24, is adapted to be automatically actuated by anymoving part of the machine depending somewhat on the most suitabledesign to be adopted.

A press is therefore provided which comprises upright swingable means 24to carry the head 17 over the buck 16 and back therefrom, and operatingmeans is mounted under the press jaws to open and close the press. Thisoperating means includes both the pedal 30 and motor 15, the pedalacting to swing the head to closed position, and the motor produces jawcompression. As a matter of fact, the pedal 30 alone can be used toproduce jaw compression, since indeed the operator may simply applyadditional force to the pedal, after the head is over the buck, tocompress the sprin 40 and thereby forcibly engage the head against thework on the buck. There fore the use of that part of the press operating means represented by the fluid motor 15 is optional.

What I claim is 1. A press comprising a frame which includes a centralvertical standard having a Y-shaped extremity formed on each endthereof, one Y-shaped end forming legs and the other forming spacedbrackets, press jaws one of which is-a buck and which is anchored to thespaced brackets and the other of which is a head which is movablymounted adjacent the buck, and operatin means movably mounted in theY-shaped frame extremity and connected with the head to actuate it inrelation to the buck.

cludes a central vertical standard having a Y-shaped extremity formed oneach end thereof, one Y-shaped end including parallel leg portions andthe other Y -shaped end providing a mounting bracket, a stationary buckanchored to the mounting bracket and a movable head placed adjacent thebuck, a pair of spaced parallel uprights which are disposed parallel tothe leg portions and which are fixed to the head to move it in relationto the buck, operating means to actuate the up-' rights to open andclose the press and including pivotal means on which the uprights areswingably supported, and means mounting the pivotal means for up anddown motion in the frame.

3. A press comprising a frame including a vertical standard havingY-shaped upper and lower ends, a buck carried by the upper Y-shapedframe end, a pressing head mounted above the buck, fluid pressure motormeans carried within the lower Y-shaped frame end; piping mounted in theframe in the plane of the standard, the upper end of the piping.

projecting through the upper Y-shaped'end and connecting with the buck,and the lower end of the piping projecting through the lower Y-shapedend and connecting with the motor means; and operating means connectedwith the head to actuate it in relation to the buckincluding aconnection made with the motor means.

4. A press comprising a frame including an upper standard and having aY-shaped lower end forming legs, a buck mounted on the upper end of thestandard, a pressing head, swingable upright means attached at its upperend to the head to open and close the press; horizontal pivot meansbeneath the buck, guide means carrying the horizontal pivot means withinthe Y-shaped frame portion including a member one end of which ispivoted on the frame, the swingable upright means having its lower endpivotally carried on the horizontal pivot means at a location which isspaced from the point at which the member is pivoted on the frame,whereby the horizontal pivot means is afforded up and down motion in theframe by'the swinging motion of the guide means resilient meanscooperating with the horizontal pivot means and with the guide member tonormally urge upwardly thereon and tending to lift the head, andoperating means mounted within the Y-shaped frame and having connectionwith the horizontal pivot means to swing the upright means and toproduce and release jaw compression.

5. A pressing machine comprising in combination, wide opening coactingpress jaws between which the work is pressed, a pair of verticallyspaced supports pivoted below and in line with the jaws and extendingupward- 2. A press comprising a frame which in' ly past one jaw and eachupper end of the supports being anchored to the other jaw therebyforming a swingable inverted pendulum structure, separating meansurgingthe jaws slightly apart to remove compression thereform, meansarranged to swing the aws into pressing alignment while held apart bythe separating means, means overcoming the separating means and imposingcompression between the jaws, means to throw off the co1npressionthereby permitting the separating means to function, means toautomatically slip the jaws apart on a line parallel with the j awspressing plane when the compression is released, and adjustment meansfor regulating the strength of the separating means whereby the spacebetween the jaws may be adjusted to desired clearances.

(i. A pressing machine comprising in combination, wide opening pressjaws between which the work is pressed, a pair of vertically spaced rodspivoted below and in line with the jaws and extending upwardly past onejaw and each upper end of the rods being anchored to the other awthereby forming a swingable inverted pendulum structure, separatingmeans urging the jaws slightly apart to remove compression therefrom, apedal arranged to swing the jaws into pressing alignment while heldapart by the separating means, means overcoming the separating means andimposing compression between the jaws, means to throw off thecompression thereby permitting the separating means to function, andmeans to automatically slip the jaws apart by throwing the verticallylifted jaw rearwardly when the compression is released.

7. A pressing machine comprising in combination, wide opening pressingjaws between which the work is pressed, one of the jaws being fixed andthe other movable, a pair of spaced vertical supports pivoted below andin line with the jaws and extending upwardly past the fixed jaw and eachupper end of the supports being anchored to the movable jaw therebyforming a swingable inverted pendulum structure, separating means urgingthe jaws slightly apart to remove compression therefrom, a pedalarranged to swing the jaws into pressing alignment while held apart bythe separating means, motor means overcoming the separating means andimposing compression between the jaws, means to throw off thecompression thereby permitting the separating means to function, andmeans to automatically slip the jaws apart by throwing the spacedvertical members rearwardly when the compression is released.

8. A pressing machine comprising in combination, cooperating pressingjaws, one of Which is fixed and the other being movable, a supportingrod anchored to each end of the movable jaw restraining said jaw frommoving upwardly to expose the fixed jaw, a fulcrum shaft disposedunderneath the pressing jaws and pivotally supporting the lower ends ofthe rods thereby permitting the movable jaw to slip back and away fromthe fixed jaw, a pedal yoke having each end thereof anchored to thelower end of the rods and reaching outwardly from the fulcrum point afoot piece carried by the pedal yoke, an means for subjecting therods'to tension to set the movable jaw down tight onto the fixed aw.

9. A pressing machine comprising in combination, cooperating pressingjaws, one of which is fixed and the other being movable, a supportingrod anchored to each end of the movable jaw restraining said jaw frommoving upwardly to expose the fixed jaw, a fulcrum shaft disposedunderneath the pressing jaws and pivotally supporting the lower ends ofthe rods thereby permitting the movable jaw to slip back and away fromthe fixed jaw, a pedal yoke having each end thereof anchored to thelower end of the rods and reaching outwardly from the fulcrum point, afoot piece carried by the pedal yoke, and motor means disposed above thefulcrum shaft and adapted to subject the rod members to tension toproduce compression.

10. A pressing machine comprising in combination, cooperating-pressingvjaws, one of which is fixed and the other being movable, a supportingrod anchored to each end of the movable jaw restraining said jaw frommoving upwardly to expose the fixed jaw, a fulcrum shaft disposedunderneath the pressing jaws and pivotally supporting the lower ends ofthe rods thereby permitting the movable jaw to slip back and away fromthe fixed jaw, a pedal yoke having each end thereof anchored to thelower end of the rods and reaching outwardly from the fulcrum point, afoot piece carried by the pedal yoke, and motor means for subjecting therods to tension to set the movable jaw down tight onto the fixed jaw,and automatic means actuated by the press to start the motor means tooperating to impose high pressure.

11. A pressing machine comprising in combination, cooperating upper andlower pressing members one of which is movable to provide wide openvisibility, said relative motion being effected by moving one pressingmember on a line parallel to the pressing plane of the other member,support links disposed vertically with the upper ends thereof reachingpast: the lower pressing member and securedto the upper pressingmember,'a fulcrum shaft located underneath the pressing members andpivotally supporting the lower end of the support links, a pedalattached to the lower end of the support links by which closing motionis effected, and means for drawing the pressing members together.

12. A pressing machine comprising in combination, cooperating upper andlower pressing members one of which is movable to provide wide openvisibility, said relative motion being effected by moving one pressingmember on a line parallel to the pressing plane of the other member,support links disposed vertically with the upper ends thereof reachingpast the lower pressing member and secured to the upper pressing member,a fulcrum shaft located underneath the pressing membersand pivotallysupporting the lower end of the support links, a pedal attached to thelower end of the supporting links by which closing motion; is effected,means for drawing the pressing members together, and a spring includingadjustment means to regulate its lifting strength to separate thepressing members during opening and closing motion.

13. A pressing machine comprising in combination, cooperating upper andlower pressing members one of which is movable to provide wide openvisibility, said relative motion beingefl'ected by moving one pressingmemher on a line parallel to the pressing plane of the other member,support links disposed vertically with the upper ends thereof reachingpast the lower pressing member and secured to the upper pressing member,a fulcrum shaft located underneath the pressing embers and pivotallysupporting the lower end. ofuthe support links, a pedal attached to thelower end of the support links by which closing motion is effected,means for drawing the pressing members together, a spring includingadjustment means to regulate its lifting strength to separate thepressing members during opening and closing motion comprising motormeans, an automatic control to start the motor means in operation toproduce high compression when the press closes, means to release thecompression, and means to automatically start one of the pressingmembers moving to effect wide opening movement when the release meansacts.

14. A pressing machine comprising in combination, coactingpressingmembers in the form of a head and buck, a support and pull linkvertically swingable with its lower end pivotally supported andits upperend anchored. to the head thereby forming an inverted pendulum which isweighted on the upper end by 'sa id head and which head is guided backand forth across the-buck to give access to and visibility 'oftheflwork, means cooperating with the-link to exert a downwardpuli'thereon-toprodnce compression,'and a pedal attached: to the-lowerend of the said support and pull link whereby the operator may close thehead across the buck by foot motion.

15. A pressing machine comprising in combination, coacting pressingmembers in the form of ahead and buck, a support and pull linkvertically swingable with its lower end pivotally supported and itsupper end anchored tothe head thereby forming an inverted pendulum whichis weighted on the upper end by said head which is guided back and forthacross the buck to give access to and visibility of the work, motormeans cooperating with the link to exert a downward pull thereon toproduce compression, and an automatic control including means actuatedby closing the press to start the motor means in operation. i

16. A pressing machine comprising in combination, coacting pressingmembers in the form of a head and buck, a support and pull linkvertically swingable with its upper end anchored to the head which isweighted on the upper end by said head which is guided back and forthacross the buck to give access to and visibility of the work, motormeans cooperating with the link to exert a downward pull thereon toproduce compression, a pedal including means to move the pressingmembers into aligned position, and control means automatically startingthe operation of the motor means at the end of the pedal stroke.

17. A pressing machine comprising in combination, a frame consisting ofa single vertical standard, a buck supporting bracket on the upper endthereof, a Y-shaped structure branching off the lower end of thestandard and forming spaced legs, a buck supported on the standard, ahead superimposed above the buck, a housing anchored between the framelegs, a motor installed in the housing, said buck and head constitutingcoacting pressing members, a fulcrum shaft and means mounting it movablyin the frame and capable of up and down motion and means connecting itwith the motor, a swingable connection established between the fulcrumshaft and a pressing member whereby the press is opened and closed,means for moving the pressing member into aligned closed position, andsaid fulcrum shaft up and down movement acting to produce compressionbetween the head and buck and release the same.

18. A pressing machine comprising in combination, a frame consisting ofa single vertical standard, a buck supporting bracket on the upper endthereof, a Y-shaped structure branching off the lower end of thestandard and forming spaced legs, a buck supported on the standard, ahead superimposed above the buck, a housing anchored between the framelegs, a motor installed in the housing, said buck and head constitutingcoacting pressing members, a fulcrum shaft and means mounting'it movablyin the frame and capable of up and down motion and means connecting itwiththe motor, a swingable connection established between the fulcrumshaft and a pressing member whereby the press is opened and closed,resilient means holding the pressing members in spaced relation duringopening and closing motion by lifting upwardly on the fulcrum shaft,means for moving the pressing member into aligned closed position, saidfulcrum shaft movement acting to produce compression between the headand buck and release the same, and a means arranged to be actuated bythe operator for moving the pressing member into pressing alignmentwithout disturbing the spaced relation of the pressing members.

19. A pressing machine comprising a frame, coacting pressing memberscarried thereby, a yieldable pivot support, a vertically swingablesupport mounted on the yieldable pivot and connected with a pressingmember to open and close the press, means resiliently restraining theaforesaid yieldable pivot support in slightly raised position tomaintain the pressing members in spaced non-pressing position, pedalmeans cooperating with the vertical support to close the press while thepressing members remain in spaced non-pressing position, and means forforcing the pressing members together under high compression at the endof the closing operation.

20. A pressing machine comprising in combination, a frame, a fulcrummember, means yieldingly mounting the fulcrum member for vertical motionin the frame, coacting pressing jaws, a connection established betweenthe yielding fulcrum member and one of the jaws whereby the jaws areseparated to permit press opening and closing action, a pedal pivoted onthe fulcrum member and connected with the movable jaw to close thepress, and motor means connected with the fulcrum shaft to force it downand produce jaw compression.

21. A pressing machine comprising in combination, a frame, a fulcrumshaft, guide links having one end pivoted on the frame and the other endpivotally supporting the fulcrum shaft thereby guiding the fulcrum shaftin up and down movement relatively to the frame, a buck mounted on theframe, a movable head coacting with the buck, support links having theupper ends thereof anchored to the head and the lower ends pivoted onthe fulcrum shaft, motor means connected with the fulcrum shaft, and alift means connected with the fulcrum shaft and with the motor means. V

22. A garment press, comprising a frame, a stationary work supportingjaw, a pressing head, a support therefor extending downwardly past thejaw and its lower end carried on a horizontal shaft having limitedvertical movement in the frame, yielding supporting means for saidsupport, and means for swinging said support about the axis of saidshaft to move the head into and out of registration with the jaw and formoving said shaft vertically to produce vertical pressing motion of thehead toward the jaw, and press opening means cooperating with thesupport efiective to automatically throw the head oil of the jaw at theend of the pressing operation.

23. A press comprising; a frame, including a vertical standard, legs atthe lower end of the standard, jaw support means on the other end, and amotor housing frame carried between the legs; a lower press jaw mountedon the jaw support means, a press head disposed above the jaw, avertical support anchored at its upper end to the press head andextending downwardly parallel to the frame standard, a horizontal shaftunder the housing on which the lower end of the support is carried,urging means to yieldingly support the horizontal shaft and normallylift it upwardly to separate the head and buck, and a motor carried bythe motor housing frame to overcome the urging means and produce jawcompression.

24. A press comprising; a frame, including a vertical standard, and legsat the lower end; a lower j a'w carried on the upper end of thestandard, and a press head above the jaw; press operating mechanismcarried under the vertical standard between the legs, including ahorizontal shaft, and means yieldingly supporting it, and a pedalattached thereto; and head support and opening means, including a pairof spaced pull rods disppsed on each side of the standard, the upperends of which are fixed to the ends of the press head and the lower endsof which are pivoted proximate the ends of the horizontal shaft.

25. A press comprising, a frame, coacting press jaws carried on theupper end thereof, a horizontal shaft carried inside the frame beneaththe jaws, a swing link means pivoted in the frame and supporting theshaft for vertical motion, a pair of vertical parallel pull rods spacedapart and having their lower ends pivoted on the shaft and their upperends anchored to one of the jaws, a pedal carried with the shaftincluding means fixing the pedal to the pair of vertical pull rods,

and means to force the shaft and swing link means downwardly to effectjaw compression.

26. A press comprising, a frame, coacting press jaws carried on theupper end thereof, a horizontal shaft carried inside the frame beneaththe jaws, a swing link means pivoted in the frame and supporting theshaft for vertical motion, a pair of vertical parallel pull rods spacedapart and having their lower ends pivoted on the shaft and their upperends anchored to one of the jaws; and a pedal carried with the shaft,including a foot piece, a yoke diverging therefrom and each outer yokeend being fixed to the lower ends of the spaced pull rods; and means toforce the shaft and swing link means downwardly to effect jawcompression.

27. A press comprisin a frame, coacting press jaws at least one of whichis movable, normally horizontal guide means under the buck andconsisting of a pair of radius rods spaced apart and each of which hasone end thereof pivoted in the frame, horizontal pivot means comprisinga. shaft about equal in length to the space distance of the radius rodsand placed under the buck and carried for up and down motion by thenormally horizontal guide means, an upright attached to the movable jawand swingably carried by the horizontal pivot means and by the spacedradius rods, and operating means cooperating with the horizontal pivotmeans to swing the upright and to work the pivot means up and down.

28. A press comprising a frame including spaced portions acting as legs,a pair of radius rods spaced apart and each of which has one end thereofpivoted on the spaced frame portions and the other end being free tomove up and down, a pair of spaced uprights I uprights to coact with thebuck, resilient means urging the radius rods upwardly to separate thehead and buck, and operating means to swing the uprights and to forcethe radius rods downwardly.

29. A press comprising a frame, fluid pres- 1 sure motor means includinga cylindrical houslng mounted 1n the frame, coacting press jaws carriedabove the motor means; a horizontal shaft'disposed under and in the sameplane with the axis of the cylindrical housing, the axis of the motormeans being in the plane of the line passing through the meanlongitudinal center of the press jaws, and said shaft bein parallel tothe longitudinar center line of the press jaws; vertical swing supportspivoted on their lower ends proximate each end of the horizontal shaftand anchored at their upper ends to one of the jaws, a verticalconnection disposed between the swing supports and connected with themotor means and reaching down to the horizontal shaft, and meanscooperating with the motor means and vertical'connection to cause jaw'separation, and means to swing the supports.

30. A pressing machine comprising a frame, a pressure chamber carried bythe frame, a buck mounted on the frame above the pressure chamber, ahead movable toward the head comprisin a link pivotally connected at itslower en to the pressure member below the pressure chamber and carryingthe head at its upper end, and means for supplying a fluid pressurethrou h the upper portion of the pressure cham%er to actuate thepressure member downwardly.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

MORRIS M. TITTERINGTON.

